The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-22

"~N NN0iyh, come with
me, 1 want to examine your trMnJ
If you will forge you will steaLn aaA
Mollle followed my wife witbo,4
word, and unlocked her trunk Nj
ing short OF Noah's ark ever contaia
the variety of articles that were foss
in that trunk. uaa
Sheets, pillow cases, stockinoe {,
bOns, laCes, handkerchief. nanb;.
tea, coffee and sugar were a few ri -,
items. Wy
How long have you been steaIino
from me, Mollie?' asked EVELYN
Ever since | first came here.
"What did you take at frst2 Va
must tell me everything, Molliep -
MOlIie was silent and sulIen.
"MOllie," | said, "'unIess Won
frank and full in your Confession y
will go hard with you. Ii O mapas
clean breast of it we may forgive vor
and grant you a new trial"
MOllie was silent.
old you begin with small packasa,
Of tea and sugar." asked EVELYN nm
tly.
Eyes, ma'am."
And you Increased them until a
late, you have taken five, or six Z,
seven, or eight pounds each months
"Ies ma'am, ! think l took fen
pounds Of sugar last month"
"What did you do with it?"
81 gave it to my aunt aud my SIS
ter"
l groaned aloud. "No wonder
thought the ~grocer's bill CROWNS
Evelyn. If the author of John Hal.
tax, Gentleman, had a domestic liks
Mollie, whose relatives were fond II
green tea, she must have been The Is.
SEPARATION o. that poem Green Things
Growing" And then an inspiration
seemed to strike me.
"Mollie, did you take any cigars?a
queried in a tender instantaneous.
YES, sir"
Lots of cigars, to give toyourbeau
Jim? Did you keep him well SUP,
piled?
Yes, sir"
"Aha! Evelynl" I cried. .eTruth
crushed to earth will rise again. Vir.
tue receives it's reward at last. Eve
lyn, beg my pardon"
"John, how can you Jest at such 4
timer" almost sobbed Evelyn, II feel
perfectly heart-broken. Mollie, You
can pack and go, and we will not ar
rest you-but leave the house at
once" $3.50.
"Evelyn, that is umkind," Isaid.
1--WE must show this girl mercy. Let
us give her one more trial"
Very well, MolIie, you can stay
if my husband desires it. We
will hush this matter up and
never speak of it, but remember if one
cents worth of anything is missing
from the house you will be held re-
spOnsible for it and discharged in dis.
grace. But we will give you one more
opportunity to redeem your reputa-
ton"
Thank you" answered Mollie meek
ly.
But the next morning she came to
us TO say that she had decided moi 70
remain.
"Othello's occupations gone, said
Evelyn. "She won't stay if she can't
steal. And to think how we loved
and trusted that girl"
After Mollie had been in her room
some time Evelyn suddenly made her
appearance there also.
II have concluded that / will taks
a parting glance at the contents 9
your trunk before you go, she said
Mollie resisted stoutly, but Evelyn,
with the quiet force OF a strong, CAIN
nature, proceeded with her fngestiga-
tons. And what do you think she
found at the bottom of everything
Why, all our silver forks, which ws
had supposed taken by the burglars.
This was the last straw. Evelyn N
sisted upon placing her in the CUSTODY
of the police at once and letting the
law take its course. She was gullty9l
two crimes-forgery and compllcity u
HOUSEKEEPING.
But when it came to the final issae
Evelyn had not the heart to proceed,
All Mollie's priceless virtues are Delo1a
us both and plead for her. we con
Guided to let her go with blasted repu'
tatlon as her only punishment.
Just before she took her departures
said to her:
"Mollie, as a last parting contidenes
between two souls with but q Sings
thought, tell me how you managed y
keep the dog quiet the night you au
mitted the burglars?'
II shut him in my room, sne y
piled, and then the door closed upOp
sour treasure" forever.
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